Sandford Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 57.48° N 1.79° W

Sandford Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.0° 

Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
2.3
NNE
9
2.1
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.7
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
117
132
144
236
573
756
587
705
575
721
721
523
421
330
224
187
165
121
105
82
47
59
36
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:02AM3.62m
4:50PM3.15m
4:47AM3.48m
5:35PM2.98m
5:33AM3.27m
6:19PM2.81m
Low Tide
10:24AM-0.06m
10:32PM0.61m
11:10AM0.16m
11:17PM0.76m
11:56AM0.43m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:35
4:37
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:49
9:47
9:45
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Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
6
7
10
11
13
10
9
7
7
9
9
10
11
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